"Aristides de Sousa Mendes saved my life. He enabled me to have a family that includes professionals whose lives are very much dedicated to helping humankind. In that way the value of his sacrifices has increased exponentially in succeeding generations."

“Starting today I will obey my conscience. As a Christian I do not have the right to let these women and men die.”

“I could not have acted otherwise, and I therefore accept all that has befallen me with love.”

“At a time when many men were cowards, he was a true hero to the West.”

“Aristides de Sousa Mendes was neither a superhero endowed with supernatural powers nor a saint capable of working miracles, but rather a man who loved others and who believed in humanity above all else. He was a man who was truly alone during one of the darkest moments in history.”

“I would stand with God against man, rather than with man against God.”

“Even if I am dismissed, I can only act as a Christian, as my conscience tells me.”